ACAP ACAP targets 2016 loans of Bt4bn after reaching Bt3.8bn in 10M16. It expects 2016 performance to turn around, after a 9M16 net profit of Bt94.26mn. It plans to approve property loans of Bt100-300mn. It plans to issue debentures to broaden its business base. (Thun Hoon, 15/11/16) AOT AOT is confident 2016 earnings will be […]

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Effective at the close of 30 November 2016 these are the changes for Thailand MSCI GLOBAL STANDARD INDEXES:  (+2) BJC, KCE // delete – none MSCI GLOBAL SMALL CAP INDEXES: (+4) COM7, MALEE, TKN, TFG // (-8) ASP, BJCHI, CBG, COL, CGD DNA, KCE, ROJNA  

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ASN ASN targets telesales staff of in 2017 from 250 this year. It will submit its 3Q16 performance for board approval this week. It expects sales to grow from online insurance. It expects total insurance premiums to grow 20-25%. (Thun Hoon, 08/11/16) Comment: As a pure broker of insurance they’ll earn ~10% of what they […]

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BAY BAY reported 9M16 profit of Bt16.2bn, up 20% YoY after it acquired HKL and expanded to ASEAN as planned It plans to raise its 2016 loan growth target to 8-9% from 5-6%. (Thun Hoon, 25/10/16) Comment: With the japanese as the major shareholder we are thinking they may go on a massive asset expansion […]

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AGE AGE expects 2H16 earnings to grow thanks to a strong rise in coal price. It expects coal sales volume of 2.2mn tons in 2016. (Kao Hoon, 21/10/16) BBL BBL reported 3Q16 net profit of Bt8.06bn, growth of 12%, with 9M16 net profit of Bt23.55bn, down 11% YoY. (Post Today, 21/10/16) BIG BIG signed a […]

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AAV AAV expects 3Q16 to grow 20%, driven by Chinese tourists. It plans to open four more routes after already adding 10 routes this year. It is ready for the AOC assessment on Sept 12. (Thun Hoon, 7/9/16) Comment: A discussion with the founder, T.F., indicates that he’d like to take back all of the […]

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AGE AGE has orders of more than 300K tons from China. It expects export portion to rise to over 20%. It plans to increase coal sales to 200K tons, with service revenue rising to Bt300mn. (Thun Hoon, 08/09/16) ANAN ANAN expects 2H16 earnings to be better than first half supported by backlog of Bt38.5bn, of […]

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AP AP expects 2Q16 earnings to continue to grow, supported by its transfers. It expects 2016 revenue will hit target at Bt23.7bn supported by backlog of Bt12.9bn and the launch of 13 new projects. (Thun Hoon, 05/07/16) BIG BIG has opened its “WONDER PHOTO SHOP”, its first outlet for printing photos from smartphones. This has […]

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BA BA expects 2016 revenue and net profit to mark a record high aided by increasing flights, opening new routes and lower oil price. It is talking to four airlines partner about code sharing and expects to expand to 25 airlines in 2017. It plans to cooperate with Bangkok Hospital to provide ambulance flights this […]

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BAY BAY expects auto loans to grow 3% to Bt262bn despite a slowdown in new loans. It is looking for a partner to expand into loans for used cars. (Thun Hoon, 27/04/16) Comment: I can see BAY actually taking away market share from TCAP in this.  BJCHI BJCHI will pay dividend of Bt0.5/share, payment on […]

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